Conveners
Pantelleria
- Steffen Kutterolf (GEOMAR)
Significant efforts have advanced our understanding of the geology of Morocco, with a focus on volcanic processes through field exploration, including coring and drilling campaigns, particularly in the context of mineral exploration. These studies integrate geochemical and petrological data, age models, and geophysical observations to reconstruct volcanic deposits and intrusions, examining...
The eruption history of Pantelleria Volcano (Italy), is punctuated by large, explosive eruptions known to disperse ash across the Mediterranean. Pantelleria is known for it’s peralkaline rhyolites, named pantellerite. This distinct geochemical signature makes Pantescan ash layers important marker horizons across the region; Pantescan ash layers have been found in drill cores from offshore...
The Anti-Atlas Belt of Morocco during the Late Neoproterozoic comprises a ~3 km-thick section of volcano-sedimentary rocks deposited during intermittent magmatic activity. Temporal and compositional equivalents of these volcanic and intrusive rocks are widely exposed across North Africa and extend into the Mediterranean and northeastern North America. Marine sediments from the eastern...
